599 Flatbush Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05037-0010BIN 3115286

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0179 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 11 apartments
0231 of those issued in the last 3 years
0327 open rent-impairing violation(s)
047 active DOB violation(s)
0513 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 6), discharged 2013-06-17.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 8 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 11 apartments.

2018 — 8 units registered2023 — 8

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

216

Open now

820

On record

Open Class C

113

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3B

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2C

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3B

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWE SASH 1ST WINDOW FROM WEST AT NORTH IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2C

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

721

All time

180

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water262

Plumbing92

Appliance63

Unsanitary Condition59

Water Leak57

Electric49

Paint/Plaster46

Door/Window44

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1686

Noise reports · last 12 mo

141

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1132

Street/Sidewalk393

Commercial71

Vehicle46

Unspecified44

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

272

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony80

Misdemeanor128

Violation64

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 3 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-02-12

DURING THE INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT ELECTRICAL WORK FOR POWERING AND SWITCHING A MINI-SPLIT AC UNIT AT EXPOSURE THREE WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT THE NECESSARY PERMIT.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-02-12

DURING THE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE NOTED THROUGHOUT THE FACADE AND PARAPET. ADDITIONALLY, A FORMER SIGN HARDWARE AND BRACKET WERE OBSERVED IN DISREPAIR AT EXPOSURE 4.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2022-01-05

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-07-30

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-03

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-12-08

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2020-04-17

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP

Head officer

MIRIAM SHASHO

Managing agent

FIRST KINGS MANAGEMENT LLC

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1653 EAST 4 STREETBROOKLYN 1991 EAST 7 STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$57,295

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 32026-01-21$500 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-09-16$12,500 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-09-16$2,530 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-09-16$12,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1989-06-08 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-09-11 · $1,598,330.4

Mortgage2015-09-11$1,598,330.4

borrower 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2006-08-07$1,380,453.85

borrower 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-12-23$599,381.65

borrower 611 FLATBUSH AVE. REALTY CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-05-02$133,567.58

borrower 611 FLATBUSH AVENUEREALTY CORP, 611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage2000-06-06$632,538.58

borrower 611 FLATBUSH AVE REALTY CORP · lender NORTH FORK BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale